#children’s shows influence

[joncronshawauthor]

Fantasy Writing Lessons from Thomas the Tank Engine

In the realm of fantasy literature, inspiration can come from a variety of sources, including children’s stories and shows like “Thomas the Tank Engine.” This beloved series, based on “The Railway Series” books by the Reverend W. Awdry, offers more than just entertaining tales of anthropomorphic trains. It provides valuable storytelling elements that can be adapted by fantasy authors. Let’s…

[snackugaki]

one orrrr

two?

[sarafangirlart]

Funny how both Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Blood of Zeus portray Hera as this evil shrewish wife while portraying Zeus in a more positive light even giving him a “redemption arc” even tho he very much still raped the protagonists mothers.

[proudfreakmetarusonikku]

like i see people say stuff like “rei is a deconstruction of the idea of like the perfect girl in a male gaze-y way” and and i'm ready to agree until they go “it’s because she’s creepy and weird and bad!” like no. rei's a deconstruction of misogynistic ideas of womanhood because they’re ideals forced upon her that damage her, not because she’s in any way “creepy”. like, the fact she’s a fourteen year old girl who was basically used as a substitute wife by her father bc she looked like his own dead wife is not something that is meant to make rei look bad like holy shit.

like both rei and asuka are very obviously like. showing fantasised and misogynistic ideas of an idealised woman don’t work irl yeah. shinji's misogynistic view of them is wrong. but that’s not because rei and asuka are bad people it’s because like. “fourteen year old who's flirty and seductive” and “fourteen year old who's a quiet obedient object” are major signs of abuse and trauma and anyone actually acting in those ways at that age clearly isn’t normal. asuka is desperate for attention in any way she can get it, even unhealthy and dangerous ways. rei is at the very least I has a weird pseudo-incestous enmeshment filled abusive relationship with her father, even if she's not actively being sexually abused. asuka is seeking support, rei is a grooming victim. these are not things that are flaws in their character the entire point of subverting the expectations is to show how those expectations are unhealthy to rei and asuka like. god.

[sejarcus-archive]

All the most important mentor-tribute duos are a boy and a girl, except for Marcus and Sejanus… gay

[recurring-polynya]

I realize that the audience for this post is essentially no one, but I'm really upset about how the gnarly, unicycle-riding spokesghoul for the Barbarois in Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust appears to be just a more withered version of the Dungeon Master from the early 1980s Dungeons and Dragons cartoon.

[myfanfictiongarden]

I was right, Sol is a clingy parent short from a soccer-mom!

[i-spilled-my-soup]

i feel like rick riordan often justifies equality by negating a counterargument. but in bringing up a counterargument, he is actively providing negative ideas to his audience. it may be a means and not the end, but he consistently sets inequality as the status quo, as expected

[brionysea]

this man is pissing me off

[kaerinio]

dany's constantly seeing wolves in visions?? dany sees robb's fate in the house of the undying without knowing it's him. she hears a wolf howl on the dothraki sea, and it makes her feel lonely. the dany-stark alliance is going to be so real!

[portpebble]

tagged by @eraserheadbabygirl for 8 get-to-know me TV shows ^.^ ty aiofe shout out to aiofe forever

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Gravity Falls

Infinity Train

Pinky and the Brain (1995)

Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman

How to Train Your Dragon: Race to the Edge

A Series of Unfortunate Events

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

tagging @dogtheories @joeyclaire @naixatlozhq @cherrycreamsicle and @thestarsave44 :DD!

[ds9personallogs]

that 80’s show is like if sunny was not funny and also not satire. but the similarities otherwise are striking

[tinylilvalery]

The key to enjoying Succession's writing fully (and any movie/show) is to empathise with ALL characters, not just the ones you like.

[ultracharliea326-blog]

This is the sweetest thing, this little sweet girl wanted "fan mail" but never got any so she made her own fan mail.. like and share, comment for this cutie

[duginabag]

Man I miss Anthony Bourdain, and Robin Williams. I was never a superfan or anything, I liked them as much as the next person who regularly consumed the content they made. But the way they carried themselves through life, and the things they put into the world, knowing all of that and also knowing they're no longer here to experience the millions of lives that they influenced, and will continue to influence, makes me so sad.

[capricornsister]

I hate when people say that something is only a problem for the chronically online. Like this is true about some things, but not always... have you all forgotten that social media is deeply embedded into our society? Anyone, including you and me, can be brainwashed by it. Younger generations that are, have been, and continue to be, born into a society heavily driven and influenced by social media and they will not be able to get away from it, regardless of parental influence/controls, because social media rules our world and will continue to do so in the coming years. And that's not even scratching the surface of what will happen once A.I. becomes deeply embedded into our society.